HELL NIGHT comes from the long-defunct studio who brought the ever popular HALLOWEEN to the big screen (Compass Int'l Pictures). This was partially what I expected, mixing the good with the bad. At times, it's chilling. Other times, it isn't. Possibly the best way to make a low-budget picture was to have the whole set turn dark and let the actors move around in a ridiculously slow pace until the point where something frightening happens. Hold your breath until the conclusion, folks, because that's when Linda Blair actually steals the film on purpose for the last few minutes. Some electronically scary sound effects help create the real feel of being in the dark, though. As a personal commemorative bonus, this is the 10th movie I've seen that shows off mics at the top of my TV screen! Can anyone spot the shadows of actual crew members standing in the way? It's nice to see films like this come back from the grave due to the recent rebirth of Slashermania, but this is just plain ordinary and similar to what we've seen before.
Review of Hell Night
